James Marshall's papers
focus on his work as an author and illustrator of children's books, with an
emphasis on the latter. The collection contains production material for 62
titles published between 1971-93, as well as material for unpublished titles,
and includes both manuscript and illustrative material. The collection includes
holographs and typescripts, proofs, illustrations done in a variety of media,
many with separations, sketches and studies, dummies, proofs, overlays, notes
and instructions, and some correspondence. There are also a number of
sketchbooks containing drawings for published and unpublished titles, as well
as miscellaneous drawings, some miscellaneous art work, and art work done for
the Children's Book Council in 1974.

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Arrangement

All the Way Home,

Bonzini! The Tattooed Man,

Boy Who Cried Wolf, The,

Bumps in the Night,

Carrot Nose,

Children's Book Council Poster for Book Week, 1974,

Chocolate Book, The: A Sampler for Boys and Girls,

Cinderella,

Cut-Ups, The,

Cut-Ups at Camp Custer, The,

Cut-Ups Crack Up, The,

Cut-Ups Cut Loose, The,

Dinner at Alberta's,

Dinosaur's Housewarming Party,

Eugene,

Exploding Frog, The, and Other Fables from Aesop,

Four LIttle Troubles,

Fox and His Friends,

Fox at School,

Fox Be Nimble,

Fox on Parade,

Fox on Stage, 1993

Fox on the Job, 1988

Fox Outfoxed,

Frog and Her Dog, A,

George and Martha Going Places,

George and Martha One Fine Day,

George and Martha Rise and Shine,

George and Martha Summertime,

George and Martha Tons of Fun,

Gingerbread Boy (Man?), The,

Goldilocks and the Three Bears,

Great Pea Uprising, The,

Guest, The,

Hansel and Gretel,

Haunted House Jokes, 1987

Hey, Diddle Diddle,

Hoovers, The,

It's So Nice to Have a Wolf Around the House,

James Marshall's ABCs,

James Marshall's Mother Goose, 1979

Lazy Stories,

Louie at the Beach,

Miss Nelson Has a Field Day,

Miss Nelson is Back,

Miss Nelson is Missing,

Miss Nelson Knows,

Miss Nelson Meets Her Match,

My Friends the Frogs,

Nosey Mrs. Rat,

Old Mother Hubbard and Her Wonderful Dog,

Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe,

Picnic, The,

Piggy in the Puddle, The,

Plink, Plink, Plink,

Pocketful of Nonsense, A,

Pool, The,

Rats on the Range and Other Stories, 1993

Rats on the Roof,

Red Riding Hood, 1987

Roberta Molesworthy,

Roberta's Party,

Rumpelstiltskin,

Sing Out, Irene!,

Sketchbook,

Sketchbook,

Sketchbook 1,

Sketchbook 4,

Sketchbook 9,

Sketchbook 12,

Sketchbook 17,

Sketchbook 18,

Snake and Ratface,

Snake: His Story,

Someone is Talking About Hortense,

Space Case,

Stupids Die, The, 1981

Stupids Have a Ball, The,

Stupids Step Out, The,

Summer in the South, A,

Taking Care of Carruthers,

There's a Party at Mona's Tonight,

Three By the Sea,

Three Little Pigs,

Three Up a Tree,

Troll Country,

True Story of King Osgood, The,

Miscellaneous unpublished materials,

Walk, The,

What's the Matter with Carruthers?,

Where Do Whales Sleep?,

While the Cat Is Away,

While the Toad is Away,

Willis,

You're Going to Just Love Your First Day of School,

Yummers!,

Sketchbook 9a,

Still Life,

Biographical Sketch

James Marshall was born October 10, 1942, in San Antonio, Texas. He
attended the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston, and graduated from
Southern Connecticut State College in 1967. In 1970 he began working as a free
lance author and illustrator, and the following year illustrated his first book
for children, Plink, Plink, Plink by Byrd
Baylor.

In 1972 Marshall published the first of his George and Martha books, the story of two hippos
humorously conveying their experiences and friendship. The story's emphasis on
friendship and the witty way it was written for very young children set the
tone for many of Marshall's later works. Throughout his prolific career he was
frequently praised by critics for the wit and humor evident in his works, their
occasional sly sophistication, and his ability to treat subjects near and dear
to young children, such as friendship and respect, with style and a lack of
condescension to young readers.

Marshall's works are considered simple in artistic style. Most are
done in his trademark line drawing, through his stories' use of satire and
humor to convey such themes as friendship betweens the dissimilar, and respect
and tolerance for those different from oneself. These are hailed by critics as
equally likely to appeal to adults as well as children.

The Stupids series, written by Harry
Allard and illustrated by Marshall, satirize the American nuclear family of the
1950s, while their Miss Nelson series tells of the
clever schoolteacher and her alter-ego who teach the misbehaving students at
the Horace Smedley School a lesson or two. Marshall also retold and illustrated
a number of classic fairy tales, giving them a new freshness; his retelling of
Goldilocks and the Three Bears was awarded a
Caldecott Honor citation in 1989.

Marshall also wrote a number of books under the pseudonym Edward
Marshall, including some of his Fox series that related the trials and
tribulations of Fox in such places as school, on the stage, and babysitting
some horrible children. Marshall died on October 13, 1992, in New York.

The collection contrains production materials for 62 titles published
between 1971-93, as well as material for unpublished works, miscellaneous art,
art done for the Children's Book Council, and sketchbooks with material for
published and unpublished works, and miscellaneous art work., The collection
includes manuscript and illustrative material, with an emphasis on the latter.
There is also a small amount of correspondence.

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